Jobs at Fish & Richardson P.C.

Manages litigation matter budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, databases, and project tracking. Analyzes costs and variances, identifies risks, recommends solutions, and coordinates with legal, billing, accounting, pricing, and client teams. Serves as the lead legal project management resource for key clients while driving AI-enabled innovation, process improvements, best practices, and strategic project initiatives.

Processes U.S. and foreign patent documents and correspondence in docketing systems, monitors deadlines, maintains accurate docket records, and audits matters for quality control. The role requires at least three years of patent docketing experience, strong knowledge of patent processes, attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and professional service orientation. FoundationIP experience is preferred. This is a remote-first position requiring commutability to a Fish office for quarterly team meetings.

Reviews new business submissions, researches clients and adverse parties, identifies ethical and business conflicts, prepares conflict reports, and coordinates resolutions with attorneys. The specialist maintains conflict memoranda, follows up on potential issues, and advises on ethical walls. The role requires law firm conflicts experience, strong organization, attention to detail, effective communication, and proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, and database tools.

Coordinates new business intake and engagement terms workflows, prepares engagement letters, reviews documents, tracks issues, and communicates with attorneys, staff, clients, and internal departments. Maintains centralized documentation, supports client analysis projects, organizes data, and escalates potential issues. The role requires strong organization, communication, legal or professional services experience, proficiency with office and document software, and availability for Pacific Time Zone hours.

Manage and execute client file transfers, retention, and disposition projects. Coordinate with attorneys, support staff, and vendors; maintain records databases; ensure compliance with transfer policies; assist with closing, termination, and special projects; serve as central contact for incoming/outgoing transfers and verify data integrity across systems.

Prepare and file U.S. patent prosecution documents, manage prosecution dockets and deadlines, obtain client instructions, track office actions and assignments, and accurately record billable time. The role requires strong organization, attention to detail, teamwork, and at least five years of U.S. patent prosecution experience. Foreign prosecution experience is a plus. The position requires meeting a 1,300-hour annual billing target and working in the office at least three days per month.